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Opera That Soars: Madame Butterfly at The Dallas Opera

Monica Smart·March 13, 2017

The Dallas Opera’s 2017 centerpiece production of the Puccini classic Madame Butterfly opened Friday night and featured several highly anticipated Dallas debuts including that of Chinese soprano, Hui He.

Dallas/Ft Worth Music

Site-Specific Sightings: Laura Gutierrez at the Rec Room & Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre at Rice’s Skyspace

Nancy Wozny·March 13, 2017

I'm fond of saying that there isn't a space that can't be improved by the presence of a dancer, or two, or in some cases, an entire dance company.

Dance Houston

New Dimensions: Richard Serra Prints at Nasher Sculpture Center

Jennifer Smart·March 10, 2017

Richard Serra’s work in print-making may be unknown to the casual art-goer, the artist’s name associated instead with his massive, imposing sculptural work in steel.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

Ron Mueck got his start as a puppeteer, learning the trade from his family. Early in his career, he worked for an Australian children’s show, and you may best remember his pre-contemporary artist work from the 1986 classic Labyrinth, starring the late and great David Bowie.

Houston Visual Art

Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

MICHAEL MCFADDEN·March 10, 2017

One of the things we hear most about Houston is that it’s one of the most diverse cities in America, if not right at the top. Still, when people think of Texas, diversity isn’t the first thing to come to mind.

Houston Visual Art

Breaking Boundaries: Apollo Chamber Players in Cuba

Sherry Cheng·March 2, 2017

Amid the hearty shouts of “Cuba Libre” punctuating the final exuberant moments of Arthur Gottschalk's Imagénes de Cuba, Houston's Apollo Chamber Players capped off their historic performance/recording tour in Cuba with a lively retrospective concert at the Institute of Hispanic Culture upon their return to Houston.

Music

From Mexico (via Paris) with Love: A Franco-Mexican Collaboration Comes to Dallas

Devon Britt-Darby·March 1, 2017

Six months after Agustín Arteaga joined the Dallas Museum of Art as its new director, visitors to the DMA will benefit from one of his last initiatives at his previous post running the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Concepts at Work: Nina Katchadourian at the Blanton Museum of Art

Jeremy Hallock·March 1, 2017

Nina Katchadourian has a mindfulness or awareness that might make a Buddhist blush.

Austin Visual Art

Coming Home to Texas and Sometimes Leaving Again

Nancy Wozny·February 27, 2017

When a writer pitched a story about an actor leaving Texas I immediately said, “No thanks, I need to focus on those staying.” Although, now I can't help wondering what would have been in that exit interview.

Coming Home Dance Editor's Picks Performania

Ten Years of Tales: BooTown Celebrates 100 Grown-up Storytimes

Abby Koenig·February 22, 2017

The first time I experienced Houston’s BooTown and their now-famous Grown-up Storytime was in the spring of 2008.

Houston Theater

Primed for Growth: Is Dallas the Country’s Next Hub for New Plays?

Lauren Smart·February 22, 2017

What is theater that doesn’t reflect contemporary realities? What kind of life can theatrical storytelling have if it doesn’t exist within the world it’s born into?

Dallas/Ft Worth Editor's Picks Theater

Nothing’s Regular: Stanley Whitney at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

john zotos·February 21, 2017

In the current FOCUS series of exhibitions at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, abstract paintings by the African American painter Stanley Whitney are on view through April 2. This solo show is his first in Texas.

Dallas/Ft Worth Visual Art

Visual Art

Making & Becoming: The Glassell’s Block Program Celebrates 10 years with Two Shows

TX Studio: Candace Hicks’s Perfectly Practical Activism

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Gallery Row: A Seasonal Spotlight on Six Texas Galleries

Dance

Texas Studio: Ballet Artist Silas Farley Makes the Joyful Leap to Dallas

‘Birdy’ Takes Flight in Texas: Hung Dance at TITAS and Performing Arts Houston

Sharing the Same Rhythms: Cara Mía Theatre’s Latinidades Festival Returns to Dallas

Music

Music in Every Neighborhood: Monarch Chamber Players expands its Mission

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Boheme+Broadway: Austin Opera marks 40th anniversary

Theater

Performania: A Spotlight on Texas Stages

Honoring the Past, Forging into the Future: Derek Charles Livingston Settles in at Houston’s Stages Theater

Texas Studio: Amanda Reyes is Working through It Onstage

Opera That Soars: Madame Butterfly at The Dallas Opera

Site-Specific Sightings: Laura Gutierrez at the Rec Room & Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre at Rice’s Skyspace

New Dimensions: Richard Serra Prints at Nasher Sculpture Center

Master of Scale and Detail: Ron Mueck at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Energy, Innocence and Originality: Geoff Winningham and Janice Freeman explore Houston Children’s perspective at Rice Media Center

Breaking Boundaries: Apollo Chamber Players in Cuba

From Mexico (via Paris) with Love: A Franco-Mexican Collaboration Comes to Dallas

Concepts at Work: Nina Katchadourian at the Blanton Museum of Art

Coming Home to Texas and Sometimes Leaving Again

Ten Years of Tales: BooTown Celebrates 100 Grown-up Storytimes

Primed for Growth: Is Dallas the Country’s Next Hub for New Plays?

Nothing’s Regular: Stanley Whitney at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth